Abuse in Oregon’s foster care reaches all-time high, data shows. State officials trying to figure out why.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://lincolnchronicle.org/abuse-in-oregons-foster-care-reaches-all-time-high-data-shows-state-officials-trying-to-figure-out-why/

#Fascist #Tennessee's #Governor #BillLee #signs #law #allowing #antiLGBTQ+ #fosterparents to take in #LGBTQ+ #youth.

#Advocates worry #LGBTQ+ #fosterkids could be #forced to into the #harmfulpractice of #conversiontherapy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #GayKids #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/gop-governor-signs-law-allowing-anti-lgbtq-foster-parents-to-take-in-lgbtq-youth/

#Texas #politics leave #transgender #youth in #fostercare #isolated — during and after life in state care

#Support once afforded #LGBTQ+ #fosterkids has vanished and a #cultureofsilence has blanketed the #agency tasked with raising #children #growingup in the #system.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #FosterCare #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/23/texas-foster-care-lgbtq-transgender-kids/

#LGBTQ #FosterKids Need #Safe #Placements: Who Stands in the Way?

19 state #attorneysgeneral #oppose #federal #rules ensuring LGBTQ foster kids are #placed with #accepting #families. Seeking to prioritize #religiousbeliefs over #childrens #safety & #wellbeing.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayKids #TransKids #FosterCare #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-who-opposes-safe-and-appropriate-placement-for-lgbtq-kids/article_d756a5ce-92cb-11ee-aa7c-47c60397c636.html#ProtectLGBTQKids #StandUpForChildren

"UHS facilities admitted patients who didn’t need to be there to begin with, failed to provide adequate treatment and staffing, billed insurance for unnecessary services over excessive lengths of time, and improperly used physical and chemical restraints and isolation."

A #MotherJones #investigation, by Julia Lurie: https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/10/foster-kids-psychiatric-hospitals-universal-health-services-uhs-alaska-cps/

#Longreads #Journalism #FosterKids #MentalHealth

#Biden #Administration Looks to #Protect #LGBTQ+ #FosterKids With New #Rule.

#HHS' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's #promise to #support #LGBTQ+ #youth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/news/foster-care-hhs-lgbtq-youth

I happened across a post by Kirsta Bowman | karpoozy on Instagram & TikTok talking about Foster Power & wanted to take a moment to share with all of you. We hope you'll share it with the foster kids you know and love:

Foster Power is an app & site offering easy access to digestible information on the benefits, protections, & legal rights within Florida’s foster care system
https://fosterpower.org/app/

#fosterkids #fosterpower #fosters #fostervoices #voicesoffosterkids #adoptees #adopteevoices